Ata Yamrali (born 5 July 1982) is a German-Afghan

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who plays as an

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for German lower-league club SC Alstertal/Langenhorn. Between 2007 and 2013 he made 12 appearances for Afghanistan national team scoring 3 goals.

Club career

Yamrali was born in

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International career

Yamrali was a member of the Afghanistan national team and appeared in two

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qualifying matches. He scored his first international goal for Afghanistan in

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qualifiers against the hosts,

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, to ensure Afghanistan qualified for the finals.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yamrali goal''.

References

1982 births Living people Afghan footballers Footballers from Kabul Afghan emigrants to Germany Association football midfielders Afghanistan international footballers FC St. Pauli II players VfL 93 Hamburg players {{Afghanistan-footy-bio-stub